IN PHOTOS: What India's roads look like when empty

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mandated a 21-day lockdown across the highly populated country; here are some shots of what the streets look like when they aren't jam-packed with traffic
Curated By: Amit Verma
Published: Mar 26, 2020
Janata (civil) curfew

Image by : Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images

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  • IN PHOTOS: What India's roads look like when empty
  • Mumbai
  • Bangaluru
  • Kolkata
  • Allahabad
  • Amritsar
  • Srinagar
  • Jaipur
  • Chennai
NEW DELHI: This aerial picture taken on March 22, 2020, shows deserted streets during a nationwide Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi. Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes on March 22, and India later extended its lockdown to 21 days